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Phil Trow

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Phil started his radio career in the Midlands in 1986 and has since worked with everyone from Robbie Williams to Emily Bishop! 

However, for his first foray into the world of breakfast on BBC Radio Derby, he was renamed Phil Snow as he sat in during the bad weather in the early part of 2010.

Phil achieved a number one single in Staffordshire, the 'Telethon Rap'. He was also served his tea by Robbie - when the pop superstar in waiting was on work experience at his radio station! 

He joined BBC Radio Manchester in 1990 (when it was BBC GMR) where he interviewed his most daunting guest to date - Margaret Thatcher. 

He also carelessly lost the Lord Mayor down the back of a massive inflatable frog! He was part of the team that won a Sony Radio award for coverage of the IRA bomb attack in Manchester. The explosion happened while Phil was on-air. 

He was also a regular presenter on the BBC North West Children in Need TV show. 

Phil diversified in the 90's and became the 'warm-up' man for Children's BBC, working on programmes like 'Live and Kicking' and 'Get your own back' - he says he still has the gunge stains. 

He has also pruned roses with Alan Titchmarsh and made lasagne with Gordon Ramsay. 

Phil has tried his hand at acting, appearing in Coronation Street and in panto. He even played 'Gary Lineker' in the stage play 'An evening with ...'. 

He joined BBC Radio Lancashire in 2004 and last year headed back to the Midlands to present various programmes for BBC Radio Derby.

Phil Trow's Breakfast Show: Stress test, royal clock and a local tremor

Stress test, royal clock and a local tremor

BBC Radio Derby - Phil Trow's Breakfast Show, Stress test, royal clock and a local tremor

A test to measure stress, two Derby companies design a royal clock and a local tremor.

7.08am: Tributes to Derby schoolboy Reece Jeffrey, who died playing football at the weekend.

7.15am: Murder in the woods - an investigation continues after a body is found near Somercotes.

7.37am: Researchers at Derby university put us through their stress test.

7.44am: Rams fans recation to Saturday's win. 

7.53am: Royal Crown Derby and Smith of Derby have combined their craft to create the 'Royal Wedding Celebration Clock'. 

8.08am: A school friend of Brynn Ham has  launched a campaign to remember his mate who died last week at age just 16.

8.14am: The Fukushima nuclear power plant has hit by yet another explosion. We have a factfile. 

8.16am: A Derby man who is hoping to officiate at the Olympics thinks the tickets for 2012 are not being fairly distributed.

8.22am:  What effect does music on TV have on the mood? Hear some classic TV tunes.

8.38am: Latest on Japan. 

8.45am: The daughter of a missing woman last seen in Cyprus, shares some bad news. 

8.55am: A new stress test in Derby is trying to find out how we cope under pressure.

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